Settlement History at Komana from the Late Antique through the Ottoman Period, lecture by Deniz Burcu Erciyas (METU), Hacettepe University, November 28, 2019, 10:00 am–12:00 pm

Archaeological explorations at Komana, 10 km northeast of Tokat began in 2004 with surveys. Since 2009 excavations have been conducted at various parts of the site, mainly concentrating on the hill named Hamamtepe. The site is best known as a sanctuary dedicated to Ma during the Hellenistic period, however, it continued its existence into the Roman and Byzantine periods. The excavations revealed a very prominent site from the Late Antique through the Danishmendid/Seljukid period. The settlement became the administrative center for one of the nahiyes of Tokat in the Ottoman period.

Denis Burcu Erciyas is Professor in the Department of City and Regional Development and Head of the Graduate Program in Settlement Archaeology at Middle East Technical University.

The lecture is part of the Byzantine Seminar Series “Byzantium at Ankara,” an event organized and hosted in collaboration by Bilkent and Hacettepe University which will be held over the entire 2019/2020 academic year.